Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-01-26
STATE ITEMS.

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--Watertown now has board of trade.
Pierre wants on exhibit on from John
L. Sullivan.
Farmers in the vicinity Of Mitchell are
short ON food.
"A death has never occurred in the
town Of Canova.
Jeran!d County will grant no liquor
licenses this year.
Gen. Beadle is Iectu,ing on The Evo-
luton Of Liberty"
SNOW on the level in the Red valley is
twelve inches deep.
= Daniels, Mormon elder, is preaching
in Sanboin County.
-A new bank will begin business in
Flandreau February /.
Canova is full Of prospectors looking
Tor business locations.
Moody County averages two head Of
cattle for each inhabitnnt.
Sioux Falls is figuring on the possi-
bilities Of n new paper mill.
There is talk Of reviving the Mercer
County Immigration Society.
The Blunt militia has disbanded ow-
ing 10 the absence Of members.
Tho Catholics Of Desmet are arran-
ging for grand ball for Feb. 2.
-All the County Commissioners Of
Deuel. County are church members.
Steps are being taken to organize .
hook and ladder company at DeSmet.
Two Of Canova's citizens ran foot
race The other night in their Lare feet.
road station for 1856 amounted 10 $65, 900.
The Black Hills people claim they
have abundant need OF an insane asylum.
The City Council Of Bismarck has
been called on to fix the hack rates of that
city.
--Deadwood will hereafter demand IL
cense fee from all places Of amusements,
circuses, etc.
Castlewood wants physician, and
says it is good place for skilled man to
achieve success.
Minnshaha County taxpayers are COM
ing manfnlly to the front with their annual
tax contributions.
arlington, K'ngsbury County, has a
thief who stole picture Of the Savior
which WINS being old at auction.
The Back Hills nickel mine, 10 be
opened in the spring, is considered one Of
tho greatest bonar zas Of the Hills.
-Yankton County claims TO be far
ahead Of most Dakota counties in the mat
ter Of general financial healthfulness.
Kingsbury County has no court
house, and the several Offices are scattered
in different rented buildings at DeSmet.
The business in the Office Of Register
Of Deeds OF Kingsbury County keeps the
Register and three clerks constantly en-
ployed.
Wright N. Levey, Sheriff OF Sanborn
County, has been appointed Deputy
United States Marshal for Dakota, ly Mar
shall Maratta.
It is said that there are about ninety
new postofllces wanted in the Territory,
many Of them on lines OF railroads which
were constructed last season.
Owing TO the charges made public by
the Valley City Times, ths county poor
house keeper. Thompson. has been turned
ont for drunkenness and disrepu.able con-
duct.
"A pstittion has been cirs ulnted in
Hyde County and numerously signed by
men Of ali parties petit.oning thu Legisla-
ture to enact a law lenying the question Of
prob b.tion to the people OF the TER tory.
The Department of Dakota OF the @.
A. Il. i preparing a roster OF all old SOL
diers in the Territory, and has called upon
all Post Commanders 70 furnish complete
list Of all members Of The Grand Army and
Of al soldiers in the Territory at once.
This win greatly facilitate ths work Of the
Government in obtaining evidence in PEN
sion cnses.
"A hand car loaded with section hands
near Gladstone were met BY snow pillow
engine running II the rate Of nifty miles An
hour on the 18th inst. The men lesped
from tho car inst AZ the snow plov sent II
on it, Aight 10 The moon. The men were
gathered up from each side Of the track,
the only injury to them being exhaustion
dne u hzsing been haif buried for : lev
snonasts = ths SNOW dzifsA